Hood supporting structure for baby carriages



NOV. 7, Q BJQRSON ET AL HOOD SUPPORTING STRUCTURE FOR BABY CARRIAGES Filed Nov. so, 1931 s sheets-sheet 1 j; fl 42 f5 95 ggf/672250715' Carl] Bjrsm Nov. 7, 1933. C;- 'J' BJQRSON ET AL 1,933,537

HOOD SUPPORTING STRUCTURE FOR BABY CARRIAGES Filed Nov. 3o, 19:51 s sheets-sheet 2"" eran/l. @reen ZYM ' )L @y 3L@ NOV- 7, 1933 c, J. BJoRsoN ET AL HOOD SUPPORTING STRUCTURE FOR BABY CARRIAGES Filed NOV. 50, 1931 I 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 C275' Car/ (7." 73/'0 7.3072. Arom reerz wov Patented Nov. 7, 1,933

- Uiairs- :STATES Application November 30, 1931 L f Serial No. 578,035 A- ionirhs; (c1. 28o-,4.7)v l *A l tend through 'slots' 33 in'the side bars 24, thus This inventionrelates tobaby'carriages of the double end type in which it is desirable to pro-` vide for use of the hood at either'V end Aof the body as conditions vary.

It is the general object of our invention tol provide improvedmeans for supporting the hoord at' either the head or the foot end` of the carriage body.. `We also provide a supporting structure `sodesigned thatv the carriage may be folded Without removal of the hood from saidl structure.

Our invention further relates to arrangements and combinations ofparts which will be hereinafter described and more particularly pointedA V15.. out in the appended claims.

A preferred form of the invention is shown in the drawings, in which Fig. 1 isa side elevation `of a baby carriage embodying our improvements;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged side elevation of the hood- 'supporting structure; f

, Fig. 3 is a detail plan view, looking in the direction of the arrow 3 in Fig. 2;

Fig.V 4 is a side elevation similar to Fig. 2 but .showing the parts in a different position; Y

Fig. 5 is a detail plan view, looking in the direction of the arrow 5 in Fig. 4 A

Fig. 6 is a partial plan View showing the. carriage partly folded, and f y Fig. 7 is a partial side elevation, looking in the direction of the arrow 7 in Fig. 6. Y Referring to the drawings, we have shown a baby carriage comprising'wheels 10 mounted on running gear 11 on which, the bottom or frame 12 (Fig. 7) of the baby carriage is supported. *Sides 13 and 14 are hinged tothe side edges of the bottom or frame 12 and end members 15 are similarly hinged to the' end portions thereof.

When the carriageis to be folded, thefends I 15 are folded inward over the bottom 12, as indicated in Figs. 6 and 7, and the sides 13 14 are then' folded over the ends 15..

A handle is mounted on handle bars 21 pivand oted at 22 (Fig. 7) to supports 23 extending down-y ward fromthe bottom or frame 12. Hood-sup- Aportingframe members or side bars 24 are pivoted at 25 to the handle bars 21 and are provided with braces 27 pivoted at 28 to the'frame members 24 and having their lower ends pivoted .at 29 to additional supports 30 secured to the'` under side of the bottom or frame 12. The handle bars 21 and braces 27 constitute parallel linkage for the hood-supporting frame members or side bars 24.

mounted inthe sides 13 and 14 andfnormally ex- Locking studs or buttons 32 (Figs.:1 and 3) are. v Y

s ecuringfthe handle' bars 21 and side bars 24 in operative positions.. When the carriage is to be folded, the' heads of the studs 32 are turned to permit the studs to slip out 'of the slots 33. M

4A hood H, preferablybf the folding type, is assembled on members 40 Figs.2 and .4), which members are pivoted on studs 41 slidable in openings 42 in slotted bars 43. The studs 41 are provided with wing nuts 45 by which they may be firmly secured to the slotted bars in any desired position.'

The slotted bars 43 are each connected'at one .end by a pivotA stud or rivet to one of the side carriage.

Stops on thesside bars 24 support the lower edge of the hood when the hoodis at the head end of the carriage, and the corresponding stops 56 on the sides 13 and 14 support the lower edgel of the hood when at the foot `end of the carriage. During normaloperation, the hood H may be used in either the full line or the dotted line positionv indicated in Fig. 1, and may be reversed in position by releasing the slotted bars 43 from The slots 51 are also adapted to rethe locking studs 53, then swinging them about` their pivot studs 50, and securing them in rei versed position by the locking studs 52, or vice versa. The hood may thus be Very quickly and conveniently reversed as often as is desired.

When the carriage is to be folded, the slotted bars 43 are preferably swung to the position indicated in Figs. 4 to 7, in which position they are vretainedby the locking studs 52. When in this positionit will be noted that the hood H is sup-r ported entirely by the lhood-supporting bars 24 and that it'has no point of attachment to the sides 13 and 1 4. Consequently the sides may be released by unlocking the studs 32, after which they may be folded, as indicated in Figs. 6 and 7, leaving the hood H supported in normal position by the side bars 24.

The handle bars 21', side bars 24 and links 27 vkmayv then be folded downward by movements longitudinally of the carriage, as indicated by the arrows a, b and c in Fig. 7, without removing the hood I-I Vfrom the side bars24.

We have thus 'provided' a constructionl by 1. .0*

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which the hood may be quickly and easily adbars 24 `and are each provided at the opposite '.797'

end with a slot 51, adapted to receive av locking justed at either end of the baby carriage and also by which the hood and its supporting structure may be folded Without removal of the hood from said structure.

Having thus vdescribed our invention and the advantages thereof, We do not Wish to be limited to thedetails herein. disclosed, otherwise than as set forth in the claims, but what we claim isz- 1. In a baby carriage having a body with inwardly folding side members, side bars supported in xed position in said carriage and extending outside of and adjacent said side members fand a carriage hood, in combination, means to de'-v tachably secure said side members to the adjacent side bars, devices on"whichsaid hood is mounted for sliding adjustment longitudinally of said body, and means to secure said devices in different longitudinal positions relative to said,

side bars, said devices being parallel to said side bars in all operative positions and being entirely supported by said side bars. when in a certain operative position and being in part supported by said side bars and in part by said side inembers when in another operative position.

2. In a baby carriage having a body With inwardly folding side members, side bars supported inXed position in said carriage and extending outside of 'and adjacent said side members and a carriage hood, in combination., a pair of slotted bars on which said hood is pivoted, said slotted bars. being pivotally connected to said side bars, and detachable means to secure the free Yends of said slotted bars to parts of said carriage in either of two reversed and dened operative positions relative to said side bars.

3. In a baby carriage having a body with inwardly folding side members, side bars supported in xed position in said carriage and extending outside of and adjacent said side members and a carriage hood, in combination, supporting -rnembers for said hood, means to adjustably secure said hood to .said supporting members at diierent .selected points in their length, means to pivotally connect one end of each supporting member to its associated side bar, .and means to detachabiy secure the free ends of said supporting members to parts o said carr'iage in either of two reversed operative positions.

4. Inv'a baby earriagehaving a body with inwardly folding side members, side bars Vsup-- ported in xedposition in said carriageand extending outsidev of and adjacent said side members and a carriage hood, in combination,sup porting memberson whichY said hood is pivoted, said supporting members being pivotedat one end to said side bars, means to detachably secure the free ends oi said supporting members to said side bars when in, one operative position, and means 'to detaehaloly secure the free ends oi said supporting members .to said folding side members when in a reversed operative position.

CARL J. BJORSON. AARON A. GREENWOOD. 

